US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 97

    Counties ranked by the share of households spending 30%+ of their income on housing costs — the highest housing cost burden in America.

    3,220 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Highest firstShowing #24012425
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2401Iberville ParishLouisiana19.8%
    2402Preston CountyWest Virginia19.8%
    2403Hempstead CountyArkansas19.8%
    2404Walker CountyAlabama19.8%
    2405St. Charles CountyMissouri19.8%
    2406Washita CountyOklahoma19.8%
    2407Marion CountyKansas19.8%
    2408Huntingdon CountyPennsylvania19.8%
    2409Converse CountyWyoming19.8%
    2410Pointe Coupee ParishLouisiana19.8%
    2411Allegan CountyMichigan19.8%
    2412Wilkes CountyNorth Carolina19.8%
    2413Summers CountyWest Virginia19.8%
    2414Hardy CountyWest Virginia19.7%
    2415Morgan CountyIndiana19.7%
    2416Benton CountyIndiana19.7%
    2417Fluvanna CountyVirginia19.7%
    2418Swain CountyNorth Carolina19.7%
    2419Gage CountyNebraska19.7%
    2420White CountyGeorgia19.7%
    2421Morrow CountyOhio19.7%
    2422Atchison CountyKansas19.7%
    2423Belmont CountyOhio19.7%
    2424Livingston ParishLouisiana19.7%
    2425Jackson CountyKentucky19.7%

    Data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019–2023. Rankings include all counties, county equivalents, and independent cities in the United States. Click any county to see its full profile.